The Day in Rock Digest for 9/13/10: Guns N' Roses will perform in Australia for not only the V8 Supercar Championship for the Sydney Telstra 500, but are now also confirmed to perform stand alone shows in Townsville and Adelaide in December 2010 that will feature special guests Korn. moreSpeaking of Guns N' Roses: According to Cdinsight.com, Dublin fans of Guns N' Roses are being refused refunds for what they believe was a shotty concert put on by the band, Digital Production reports. more
Linkin Park's new album, "A Thousand Suns", is now streaming in its entirety here.
Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott will officially launch his own beer in Dublin next week. Down 'n' Outz takes its name from Elliott's musical side project and is described as "a pilsner style" that has "a deep, rich malt character, with generous hop bitterness". more
Two Dio tracks, 'Holy Diver' and 'Stand Up And Shout', will be coming to the Rock Band network on Tuesday more
Scott Weiland has set "Not Dead & Not For Sale" as the title of his autobiography, tentatively due in March 2011. more
Drivin' N Cryin' has plenty of reason to cry: They'll be driving to their next gig without more than $50,000 of vintage and custom equipment that was swiped from a hotel. more
Weezer are having good time with "Jackass" stars in a music video filmed for their new single "Memories". Despite falling and maybe getting some bruises resulted from their dangerous stunts with skateboard and bike, everybody are in good spirits, singing along to the song's chorus. more
The Killers star Brandon Flowers' solo venture has been a huge hit in Britain - his new album has debuted at the top of the charts. more
Alice Cooper's legendary 1973 concert film 'Good To See You Again, Alice Cooper' is making its way to Blue Ray restored and remastered for 1080p and 5.1 DTS. It's due to be released via Shout Factory! on September 14th. more
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford will premier his new solo album, Halford IV - Made Of Metal, on Rockline on Wednesday, September 29th. more
Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood was once so hooked on drugs, he accidentally smoked sugar instead of crack cocaine. more
Atreyu guitarist Travis Miguel has been busy as-of-late writing music for a yet-to-be announced side-project. Friends Justin Pointer (Nightfall/SSNOVA) and Bob Bradley (Scars Of Tomorrow/SSNOVA) have been working together on the effort and are currently in search of a singer. more
Poison singer Bret Michaels' new VH1 reality series, "Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It", will premiere on October 18 at 10/9c. The series showcases the 47-year-old rocker's life with his two daughters — Jorja, 5, and Raine, 10 — and Kristi Gibson, the mother of Michaels' kids, with whom he has been together on and off since 1993. A promotional clip for the series can be viewed more
BP oil spill relief money is apparently going towards a concert. Mobile, Alabama is using $1.35 million that it received from the BP Compensation Fund to draw people back into the city. According to Blog.al.com, Mayor Sam Jones said some of the money will go toward a music festival featuring Motley Crue, Earth, Wind and Fire, T.I., Lady Antebellum, Reba McEntire, Tonic, Papa Roach and others. A story at Gibson makes it sound like at least Motley and Earth Wind and Fire might be profiting from this. Let's hope not. Read more here.
Queen have revealed details regarding the band's upcoming 13 disc box set titled 'Queen: 'The Singles Collection 4.' The release is the final installment in the four box collection and includes Top 40 singles takes between 1989 and 1999. more
Scott Rose, vocalist of industrial metallers Rikets, has quit the band right in the middle of their current tour of the United States. more
Keyboardist Jordan Rudess says that "Dream Theater is moving forward quickly and looking forward to creating some great new music" following the loss of founding member Mike Portnoy last week more
Uriah Heep will soon release 'Uriah Heep Official Bootleg Volume 2 – Live in Budapest, Hungary 2010' The exact release date has not been released yet. more
Nelly Furtado has reportedly covered Rush's 'Time Stands Still' for Score: A Hockey Musical more
Cave In are set to release some new material on 12/14/10. According to label Hydra Head's Twitter: "Next new Cave In release from us is Anomalies Vol 1 LP. more
Carlton "King" Coleman, a pioneer in American rhythm and blues, died Saturday morning from heart failure at a Miami hospice, his son said. He was 78. more
A lawsuit by a TV producer who alleged Sex Pistols rocker Johnny Rotten punched her in the face has been settled out of court. more -
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